Huntsville gazette., 1887-12-17

ocratic party is the enemy Of the LAT
boring man, in this, that il the rec
concentrations of Clevelind's nessa %
should be carried out that it would
force labor down from a dollar a day
to thirty or forty cents. | don't think
the laboring men OF this country will,
any longer, vote with the mocratic
party, now that the Democratic Presi-
dent has, as the leader OF that part-,
shown by bis message his position
to be antagonistic to the devel,op
ment of our lat mt resources. The
cry and the chief plank 0, Bourborn
Democracy has been the "nigger.
On the "uigger" Cry III the ews pa
D RS and en- ths stump, the white
people have been forced by this
slogan to march up and votethe Dem.
ocratic ticket.
"I Lave no doubt now of the tri-
umphant election of the Republican
nominee for President,
Who do you think wilrbe nominal
ed by the Republicans
But the "uigger'' cry has lost its
terror, and those interested in manu-
factories will now vote for their busi-
ness interest and rot OF tradition SEN
timent or barren ideality. This ele-
ment will unite and demand free
ballot aud an honest count and when
that is obtained Alabama, Lo iisiana,
Mississippi, South Carolina, North
Caroline, Tennessee, with the two
Viry inias' will no longer be Demo
cratic
"Tnen you are sanguine, Doctor,
of success in 1888 for your party?"
The Democrats have only one
man-Clevt ltnd-but the Republic.
ans have many from which TO select,
There is Blaine. Sheimtn, Morton,
Foraker, Allison and Stanford. but
it 10, ks now that Blaine, the magnet
ic able stat, stnan will be the Repub-
lican standard b, arer."
"Who will be the Republican Vice
Presii, II ial c4n lid tie I"
"Nell, the Republican, party is
National, and hope Southern man
will be placed on the ticket. nj lhone,
Ex- Gov. w. II. Smith, of Alabama,
or Alfred Taylor, ofTennessse, ought
to be the Vice Presidential nom
inc )"
doctor, what do you think If the
Senatorial f. ht in Alabama 7"
II am ratbef amused at the fight
beIng nude irsE1e Democratic party
against Gen M ,rgan. Why, w tits,
Tompkins, Seay, ct id onne genu +,
are all free traders like Morgan, and
if we are to have free trade SEN
ator, | Prefer Morgan. over all OF
them. Bat l believe the 4 publicans
and the Protection Democrats will
elect the success II Morgan, and they
have good material to work from.
There is ;fodg>on, Of til, M ,biIe
Reg ster; Hewitt OF Birmingham !;
Shelby, of Huntsville, Ex-Gov. Cobb
of HELENE; and Gen. Warner, Of
recumseh. Any of these nan, in
my opiuioa, could command the
votes in the Legislature"
"Will yonr party ran State ticket
next year =
"Crrtainly. Icy will either n M
mate a ticket or endorse one. [ rath-
er f,vor endo rsiug, for l believe AL
independent ticket favoriny honest
elections. BIat's educational bill,
protection, repeal of the internal
revenue laws, Improvement of the
rivers by the General Government, /,
reduction of taxation, heal led by
either eBardeleben or Sl,s OF
Birmingham, or Sam Noble, of AN
niston. for Governor. could sweep the
State. Ev, rybody knows that the
Republic eau carry Alabama any
day, if they can secure an honest
count of lis votes as rollsd."
"Yol do not favor the repeal Of the
tax on whisky ?"
"Most assuredly l do. Let the
the General Government make whis-
KY free from taxation and rele,,ate it